South Africa National Cricket Team Vs. India National Cricket Team Players

South Africa National Cricket Team Vs. India National Cricket Team Players: Blue skies and a lush green outfield – perfect stage for a cricket match. The stands are beginning to fill up as well. The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, and the Universe Boss, Chris Gayle, bring out the trophy and set it on the pedestal before both teams line up for the national anthems. India, followed by South Africa.

Teams

India have won the toss and have opted to bat

South Africa (Playing XI)

• Quinton de Kock(w)
• Reeza Hendricks
• Aiden Markram(c)
• Tristan Stubbs
• Heinrich Klaasen
• David Miller
• Marco Jansen
• Keshav Maharaj
• Kagiso Rabada
• Anrich Nortje
• Tabraiz Shamsi

India (Playing XI)

• Rohit Sharma(c)
• Virat Kohli
• Rishabh Pant(w)
• Suryakumar Yadav
• Shivam Dube
• Hardik Pandya
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Axar Patel
• Arshdeep Singh
• Kuldeep Yadav
• Jasprit Bumrah

Rohit Sharma | India Captain

Very hard to sum up what we have been through for the last 3-4 years. To be honest, we worked very hard as individuals and as a team. A team, lot has gone on behind the scenes for us to be here today and win this game. It is not what we did today, and it is what we have been doing for the last 3-4 years. That’s the result that has come for us today. We have played lots of high-pressure games in the past and have been on the wrong side as well. But the guys understand what needs to be done. Today was the perfect example of what is required when the back is against the wall. We stuck together as a team, and the guys, all of us, even when, at one point, it was looking South Africa’s way.

Overall, as a team, as a group on the field, we wanted this really bad. We wanted to win this. To win a tournament like this, a lot goes behind the scenes, a lot of effort, and a lot of minds need to come together. I am very proud of this bunch of boys and the management for giving us the liberty to go, play, and execute and for having trust in each one of us. That has to start with the management, coach, and captain, and then the players go out there and do it. Throughout the tournament, I think we were fantastic. Not me, and nobody was in doubt with Virat’s form. We know the quality he has. He’s been on top of his game for 15 years; once the occasion, the big players will stand up. Virat was holding that one end, which was very crucial for us, and the others played around him.

Aiden Markram | South Africa Captain

Gutted for the time being. It’ll take some time for us to reflect on a really good campaign the group had. Obviously, as I mentioned, it hurts quite a bit for the time being. Having said that, I’m incredibly proud of this group of players and everyone involved with the team. I feel they bowled well (SA bowlers). Don’t think there was a whole lot to work with with regards to the pitch. Thought they did well to restrict them to what we thought was a chaseable total. Thought we batted really well as well, and it came down to the wire. A really good game of cricket. We’ve seen with a lot of our games in this campaign – it’s never over till the last ball is bowled. We never got comfortable, and there’s always an element of scoreboard pressure. And especially at the back end, things happen quite quickly and can turn quite quickly as well.

Having said that, we got into a great position, which proves we’re worthy finalists. Could’ve won the game today. Unfortunately, we weren’t still, as I mentioned, incredibly proud of the group. Hopefully, in a really good way (how does this set them up for the future?). One thing guaranteed about a South African, wherever they are in the world, is they’re a really competitive person, really respectful person, and a person that’ll go down with a fight. Hopefully, looking forward, we can draw a lot from those few things and keep putting the skill side of the sport to good use. It’s still a proud moment for us.